La trampa del verbo "to lie"
To lie, lied, lying , mentir. Don’t lie to me! To lie through one’s teeth , es un cliché, como el castellano, que es mentir como un bellaco. “He might still be saying—lying through his teeth—that her breasts were as firm as ever.” D. M. Thomas, Lying together. (London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1990). Bob lies through his teeth about practically everything. To lie, lay, lain, lying, yacer, tumbar(se), recostar. I’m tired. I’m going to lie down for a while. He’s lying down. Es un verbo intransitivo : no lleva nada detrás. He lies on the sofa all day, doing nothing. She’s lain in bed all day. Lay, laid, laid, lleva de cabeza a nativos y foráneos . Es verbo transitivo , y lleva algo detrás: "She lay the chicken on the table."